Beyond Print’s Disabilities NCTI, November, 2010

1. Beyond Print’s Disabilities NCTI, November, 2010

2. First, a policy interruption • NIMAS • The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard

3. ..NIMAS is a standard for digital source files that can be used to accurately and reliably produce instructional materials in a variety of alternate formats using the same source file.

4. …addresses the national need to increase the availability and timely delivery of print instructional materials in accessible formats to blind or other students with print disabilities in elementary and secondary schools.

5. in public policy • NIMAS OUTCOMES: • Virtually every textbook in American schools published after 2006 is now available in a digital XML version to any child with a print disability.

6. Understanding “Print disabilities”

7. in public policy The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 Section 103(24) UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.--The term `universal design for learning' means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that— • ``(A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and

8. Here’s a Definition of UDL from U.S. Congress Legislation The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 Section 103(24) UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.--The term `universal design for learning' means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that— • ``(A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and

9. As a framework for design Print is too disabled as a medium to meet the challenge of diversity

11. New media provides dynamic options for engagement and motivation

21. Whathas a print disability? Schools have print disabilities

22. Disabilities in whothey can assess

23. Disabled in what they can assess accurately and informatively

24. Disabled in how they prepare students for their future

25. Print is disabled in the limited ways that it can engage and motivate optimal performance. Affective networks